HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY!

I hope everyone has had a fantastic Australia Day!!!

We ended up going to the tiny town of Carcoar....a country town that's so rich in aussie culture & heritage!

It really ended up being a great day....but OMG was it hot! It was about 38/39 degrees...and to be out in the direct sun when it's that hot just makes it worse.

It made me think of the First Fleeters when they arrived here back in 1788...I'm sure it would have been a stinker of a day...so imagine what they were thinking & feeling! They probably thought they had arrived at that hot/fiery place ....otherwise known as hell! Boy oh boy, they musta done it tough....it's really hard to imagine what it would have been like for them.

We had a lovely lunch at the Royal Hotel....we had ordered chicken ceasar salads, but the girl informed us they didn't have any chicken....but they could do a prawn ceasar salad. I don't know if there is such a dish out there??...but OMG it was soooooo yummy! I think they've stumbled across something there & should have it on their menu permanently!

Carcoar is such a pretty little place...full of old houses & buildings...it's a photographers paradise (if you like to photograph that type of thing)....so here are some pics that I managed to get.....

They had market type stalls selling crafty things, antique things....and all sorts of stuff.

The crowds trying to stay cool on the river banks

or anywhere there was a bit of shade!

Gorgeous old Catholic Church...it really is a spectacular sight!

The railway station....which is set quite a bit out of the town.

Ok, that's all from me....I think it's time I hit the sack! Back to work this week....grrrrr! lol

Til next time....Toodlepip!